1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)

"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)"
Single by Coolio
from the album Gangsta's Paradise
B-side
  • "Smilin'"
  • "Kinda High, Kinda Drunk"
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1996 (1996-02-13)
Genre
Length3:20
LabelTommy Boy
Songwriters
Producers
  • Jammin James Carter
  • Poison Ivey
Coolio singles chronology
"Too Hot"
(1995)
"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)"
(1996)
"Payback"
(1996)
Music video
"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" on YouTube

"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" is a song by American rapper Coolio. It was the third single released from his second studio album, Gangsta's Paradise (1995), in February 1996 by Tommy Boy Entertainment. Initially entitled "Sumpin' New", the song uses a sample from "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)", recorded in 1981 by American jazz trumpeter Tom Browne, and also includes a vocal sample from "Wikka Wrap" by the Evasions, from 1981. The song achieved success in several countries, including the United States, France, Iceland, and New Zealand, where it was a top-10 hit.